2005 Infiniti G35

I OWN A 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH JUST UNDER 50,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ON THE OFF-RAMP OF A FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED - STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE SLIP LIGHT UNDER THE GEAR INDICATOR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE OFF-RAMP AND STOPPED ON THE STREET. I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR, AND AFTER ABOUT THE 5TH ATTEMPT, MY CAR STARTED. EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL (NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH), AND I DROVE 1/2 MILE TO MY APPOINTMENT. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST INFINITI DEALERSHIP AFTER MY APPOINTMENT. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, MY CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR AFTER THE 4TH OR 5TH ATTEMPT. THIS TIME, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH (SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND SLIP) REMAINED ON. I WAS ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SAFELY WITHOUT THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN FOR THE 3RD TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE CRANK AND CAM POSITION SENSORS AS WELL AS THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY MAGNET. THE REPAIR COST WAS JUST UNDER $700 - NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I DID A OIL CHANGE ON MY CAR THIS DAY. I ALSO DID THE ONE PRIOR TO IT. I PUT 5 QUARTS IN, BUT ONLY DRAINED ABOUT 2-2 1/2 QTS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THEY NEED TO DO MY NEXT OIL CHANGE AND START THE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS. THEY SAID THAT IF IT IS A PROBLEM, THEY WILL TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS AND POSSIBLY HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. *TR

THE ORIGINAL ENGINE IN MY 2005 INFINITI G35 6-SPEED COUPE WAS REPLACED DUE TO A HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. INFINITI HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE ENGINE. HOWEVER THE NEW ENGINE STILL CONSUMES THE SAME AMOUNT OF OIL AND HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE TAMPA INFINITI DEALERSHIP IS NOW SAYING THAT "IT IS NORMAL" ALTHOUGH THE NEW ENGINE BURNS A LOT OF OIL LIKE THE ORIGINAL ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INFINITI G35. AT 32,000 DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. AT 35,000 MILES DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC STATED AGAIN THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. ON JANUARY 8, 2008, THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS AND HIS VIN IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD A REBUILT TITLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37000.

I PURCHASED A 2005 INFINITI G35 SEDAN WITH THE "REVUP" MOTOR, NEW WITH 6 MILES ON IT. I DON'T HAVE A DEALER AROUND ME SO ON MY FIRST OIL CHANGE I WENT TO A LOCAL OIL PLACE AND HAD THE RECOMMENDED OIL AND FILTER INSTALLED, THAT WAS @ 3000 MILES. WITH AROUND 4,800 MILES ON IT I NOTICED A LOUD VALVE LASHING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN IT WAS COLD STARTED, I SHUT IT OFF AND CHECKED THE OIL, NOTHING ON THE STICK. PUT IN ONE QT., NOTHING 2QTS., NOTHING FINALLY ON THE THIRD QT. IT REGISTERED A QT. LOW. I WAS FOUR QTS. LOW! I JUMPED ONTO THE MAIN 350Z AND G35 MESSAGE BOARDS AND THERE IT WAS MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER READING ABOUT PEOPLE ON THEIR THIRD ENGINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I DECIDED TO BITE THE BULLET AND HAVE THE REBUILD DONE BY A LOCAL SHOP. WHEN THE MOTOR WAS BROKE APART I WAS APPALLED EVERY PISTON HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE. ALL OF THE RING LANDS WERE FRACTURED AND A COUPLE WERE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. THE WAY THAT I SEE IT I SPENT 7000 DOLLARS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I THINK I KNOW!!! PS I DO HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE PISTONS IF YOU NEED IT. KP *TR

I HAVE A 2005 G35 COUPE W/ HEAVY OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS CONSUMING ROUGHLY 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES AND INFINITI HAS DONE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND HAD ONE OF THEIR TECHS LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEY DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BUT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY A NEW ONE FOR ME. THE CORPORATE HQ TOLD ME THEY TOOK PICTURES AND A SAMPLE,THAT THEY HAVE YET TO SHOW ME AND ARE GOING TO VOID MY WARRANTY. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY DON'T AGREE WITH INFINITI FINDINGS AND CORPORATE HAS STILL NOT SENT ME ANYTHING IN WRITING OR ANY PICTURES OF THEIR FINDINGS. ALL I GOT WAS A PHONE CALL SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO VOID MY WARRANTY AND I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE TECH AND HE DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE FINDINGS EITHER AND SAID THAT MY MODIFICATION TO MY CAR DOES NOT CAUSE THAT MUCH OIL CONSUMPTION AND I AM BEING SHUNNED AWAY BY THE DEALERSHIP. I AM ALSO APART OF A G35 FORUM AND THERE ARE MANY THREADS/POSTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AND THEY ARE GETTING THE SAME TREATMENT AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES AND I NEED, ALONG WITH OTHER NEED TO RECEIVE A NEW ENGINE. INFINITI/NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT THEY WILL NOT COME CLEAN WITH THEIR FINDINGS AND ARE BLAMING THE CUSTOMER AND I HONESTLY DO NOT THINK IT IS FAIR. *TR

MY 2005 INFINITI G35 COUPE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HIGH AMOUNTS OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. FINALLY, I ASKED THE DEALER TO PERFORM AN ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THROUGH THE COURSE OF 3 DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS, MY CAR HAS CONSUMED 4 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL IN SOME 2,739 MILES. THE INFINITI DEALER HAS ADVISED ME THAT THIS RATE OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION IS ACCEPTABLE BY INFINITI STANDARDS. THAT I NOW COME TO LEARN THAT 2005 AND 2006 INFINITI G35'S AND NISSAN 350Z'S EQUIPPED WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH THIS HIGH RATE OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR SOME TIME. SHOULD THIS ISSUE NOT BE A RECALL ITEM FOR THE CONSUMER? *JB

DURING NORMAL CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE HAS A SUDDEN LOST OF POWER DROPPING DOWN TO A SPEED OF 35-40 MPH, NO ACCELERATION IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 35-40 MPH, INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON DASH BOARD "SLIP,VDC OFF AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON".ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS VEHICLES DIRECTLY BEHIND ME HAVE HAD TO COME TO SUDDEN STOPS TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION, SINCE I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THEY ARE TRAVELING AT A CONSISTENT RATE OF SPEED. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPEN AGAIN TODAY, BRING THE TOTAL OF OCCURRENCES TO THREE(3). THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL 7/20/05 AND THE THROTTLE CHAMBER 9/7/05. NONE OF THESE CORRECTIONS HAVE IMPROVED THE PROBLEM. *NM